TG: The Terri Garrs

Infield: Third baseman Troy Glaus (1998- ) has not retired yet, but he doesn't have a job either at this point. He's sitting on 320 home runs and 950 RBI, so if he does manage to come back he could make a run at 1,000. He was a .250-.260 hitter but drew lots of walks, and in 2000 he led the AL in home runs with 47 for Anaheim. He played solid defense and was a .320 hitter in postseason play. Tony Graffanino (1996-2009) was a useful utility infielder who we will stretch into a starting shortstop. First baseman Tookie Gilbert (1950-53) has a name that rhymes with Mookie Wilson’s and (sort of) Cookie Rojas’. That’s about the best you can say about the dude. Second baseman Tommy “The Rabbit” Glaviano (1949-53) sounds like a hoodlum but was actually a reserve infielder who drew enough walks to push his on-base percentage close to .400.

Outfield: Right fielder Tony Gwynn (1982-2001) won six batting titles with the San Diego Padres and basically never struck out. He had 3,141 hits and a career batting average of .338, with 540 doubles and 135 homers. The five Gold Gloves and the 300 stolen bases are a bonus, though he put on considerable weight at mid-career and stopped running so much. He was tremendously popular with fans and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. He was also a basketball star at San Diego State University (he still holds the school record for assists), and he currently coaches the baseball team there. Center fielder Tony Gonzalez (1960-71) was a quiet guy who never did anything to call attention to himself, but he was a fine player for a decade who was solid at just about every facet of the game. He would hit .300 in his good seasons, with a few walks, a little bit of power and some speed. Left fielder Tommy Griffith (1913-25) was a contact hitter who batted .280. He also dabbled in the country songwriting trade.

Catcher: Todd Greene (1996-2006) could never find a way to get on base, but he did hit 71 home runs and put up a career slugging percentage of .444.

Rotation: Lefty Tom Glavine (1987-2008) won 305 games and was one of the most dependable pitchers of his generation. He and John Smoltz were the primary support staff behind Greg Maddux on the great Atlanta pitching staffs of the 1990s. Glavine won 20 games five times - leading the league each time - and he won two Cy Young Awards. In 35 career postseason starts (the equivalent of a full season against playoff-level competition), he had a 3.30 ERA. Glavine grew up in Massachusetts and was a good enough prep hockey player that he was picked in the NHL draft ahead of future Hall of Famers Brett Hull and Luc Robitaille. Tom Griffin (1969-82) spent his career bouncing back and forth between the rotation and the pen. He won 11 games as a 21-year-old rookie but only reached double digits one more time. He finished with a career record of 77-94, spending the first half of his career with the Astros and the second half as a journeyman. Ted Gray (1946-55) was a lefty who at his peak won 10-12 games a year for Detroit. He finished with 59 victories. Tommy Greene (1989-97) threw a no-hitter (albeit with seven walks) in ’91 and won 16 games in ’93. He could be a very good pitcher at times, but he had issues with injuries and consistency. He finished with 38 victories. Tom Gorzelanny (2005- ) is in mid-career and we’re waiting to see how it works out. He won 14 games for the Pirates at age 24 but hasn't been anywhere close to that number again.

Bullpen: Tom Gordon (1988-2009 has had a fascinating career as a starter/closer/set-up guy. He’s pitched in close to 900 games, with 138 wins, 158 saves and one Stephen King book (about a 9-year-old girl, lost in the woods and becoming delusional, who survives her ordeal by drawing inspiration from her love of the Red Sox and their energetic closer). Gordon came up as a talented young starter with the Royals, buckling knees with his curveball. When he began to struggle as a starter, he became a very strong closer. He ended up pitching for 21 seasons, and though he has been out of work since the end of the 2009 season he has hinted that he would come back and pitch again if anyone would give him the ball. Tom A. Gorman (1952-59) is a righty set-up man, and Tom P. Gorman (1981-87) is a lefty set-up man. The one righty, who won 36 and saved 42 for the Yankees and the A's, was better than the lefty, who had a good sesaon for the 1987 Mets (6-0, 2.97 ERA) in the middle of an otherwise forgettable career. Tyler Green (1993-98) was primarily a starter but will be a swingman here. In 1995, at age 25, he had won eight games by the end of June with a 2.75 ERA and he made the all-star game. He fell apart in the second half, finishing the year at 8-9 and 5.31, and he never really got his game back. Tommy Gramly (1968) pitched pretty well for 3 1/3 innings at age 23 and then disappeared. Tom Glass (1925) was a promising right-hander who pitched briefly in the majors - briefly, as in 5 innings - and then disappeared, apparently the victim of arm troubles. Big Tom Gorman (1939) didn't have much of a career, but he did spend a quarter-century as a National League umpire. He gets the last spot in the bullpen just so we can have three Tom Gormans in the bullpen.

Bench: Tommy Gregg (1987-97) was a solid lefty stick in the minors who never hit enough to really establish himself in the bigs. Outfielder Tom Goodwin (1991-2004) stole 369 bases and got on base enough to be a decent fourth outfielder, maybe even start from time to time. Tom Grieve (1970-79) was a corner outfielder with a bit of pop in his bat who went on to be a general manager and whose son, a corner outfielder with more pop, won a Rookie of the Year award (you’ll find him on the BG roster). Tony Giarratano (2005) is a utility infielder, and the backup catcher is Tony Giuliani (1936-43).

Manager: Tony Gwynn seems to be doing a fine job as head coach at San Diego State University. That’s enough to earn him player-manager duties here.